Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 73.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Cameroon, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Cameroon stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Cameroon peaked at 82.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1999.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.0% | — |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +47.4% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 73.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 73.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +47.4% | 38.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 38.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 56.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Cameroon?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Cameroon was 73.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.